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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Ams Ag, Unterpremstaetten, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ams AG, Unterpremstaetten, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/6835 (2013.01); H01L 2221/6834 (2013.01); H01L 2221/68318 (2013.01); H01L 2221/68327 (2013.01); H01L 2221/68381 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1111 (2015.01);
Abstract
A relief structure is formed on a surface of a carrier provided for accommodating a wafer, which is fastened to the carrier by a removable adhesive contacting the carrier. The relief structure, which may be spatially confined to the center of the carrier, reduces the strength of adhesion between the wafer and the carrier. If the adhesive is appropriately selected and maintains the connection between the wafer and the carrier at elevated temperatures, further process steps can be performed at temperatures of typically 300° C. or more. The subsequent mechanical separation of the adhesive joint is facilitated by the relief structure on the carrier.